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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1961
Page
1
Early reports from the Khrushchev Kennedy conference were unreliable. The visit produced no firm decisions and Laos emerged as a minor topic as threats and Berlin dominated the Red leader's focus. Both leaders reportedly met and talked, with initial ceasefire hopes discredited.
Iowa faces more drownings with the spread of farm ponds. Emphasize water safety rules, swim with others, know pond depths, and be prepared with a boat, life ring, and reaching pole to rescue swimmers and prevent tragedies.
The text argues hunger drives policy shifts in the Soviet Union toward food production and away from arms, and prompts changes in Red China’s program due to food shortages. It also notes hunger influencing some groups to adopt communism hoping for relief, while Russia and China feel the pressure of hunger on their systems.
A critique notes two roaming teenagers committing murders for money and cites a Des Moines shooting as evidence. The piece argues television, war, and especially family discipline failures erode respect for others and property, urging stronger home guidance.
The private White House apartments for the President and family consist of 54 rooms and 16 baths, providing living and guest spaces within the executive residence.
Classified notice summarizes subscription prices for carriers and mail delivery rates. It lists monthly and yearly options for Atlantic and surrounding areas as well as rates for Iowa and U.S. destinations, including Canada. The notice reflects standard newspaper billing practices of the era and identifies publication offices and editor.
President Kennedy urged Americans to act gradually and voluntarily to help youth and reduce dropout risk. He cited Drew Pearson statistics and praised Big Brothers as a model of one person aiding one child, stressing individual duty over government action in building a free society.
A 1961 George Matthew Adams Service verse depicts a boy walking home with a string of fish. Onlookers, including the richest man, gaze with envy as the boy carries his trophies and joy of a simple daily triumph.
Mrs Lena Barry fell while walking down a steep hill in Globe Arizona injuring her leg. She told doctors at the hospital she slipped in her hurry to attend a first aid class.
A reader asks about triple pelvic organ prolapse after childbirth. The doctor explains cystocele rectocele and uterine descent, outlines surgical and nonsurgical corrections, including pelvic muscle tightening and supportive measures, and invites reader questions to be answered in future columns.
Laverne Wintermeyer of Iowa City earned his medical degree at UI College of Medicine in 1961 after wartime service and a career in music education. He plans an internship at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines and a future as a general practitioner, proving it’s never too late to pursue a dream.
Authorities padlocked a Negro church indefinitely in Daytona Beach after a fist fight among Greater Friendship Baptist members. The congregation had been divided for months over which pastor should lead the pulpit.
A slice of local life shows Kim Gaines smelling a skunk while riding with her father. Six year old Gene Paul Larsen visits grandparents in Anita asking for a corn stalk fishing pole. Five year old Greg Alexander mourns a cat he buried, insisting it did not go to cat heaven. A civic safety reminder closes the page.
In a Becker column, a rare smother play unfolds after West leads a heart ten. South ruffs, finesses, and ruffles East to reveal West holding A K and the crucial spade sequence, ending with South smothering West's king. The analysis highlights exact lines and block chances.
Mrs. Ethel Garretson publicity director at Iowa Wesleyan College Mount Pleasant was elected president Monday of Iowa Presse Women. Mrs. Bonnie Brown Perry Daily Chief was elected vice president. Holdover officers include Hazel Gar-.
A local notice directs Atlantic residents on city carrier routes to ensure paper delivery by 7 p.m. Readers are advised to contact specific area phone lines for each neighborhood submission including Bavt Side and Highland Addn. locales.
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